Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Chilean Jews support this right-wing presidential candidate. His father was likely a Nazi, papers show.
(JTA) — Right-wing presidential candidate José Antonio Kast has significant support from Chile’s Jewish community in his country’s election, which is headed to a Dec. 19 runoff vote.
MercoPress1y
Chilean president has 59% disapproval; polls show 42% do not support new constitution
Ms Evelyn Matthei and Jose Antonio Kast lead the opinion polls as possible presidential candidates. The assessment of Chilean president Gabriel Boric' performance as registered by pollster Cadem ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Chile’s Jews feel under ‘siege’ from anti-Israel sentiment, so they’re backing a far-right presidential candidate
For many Chilean Jews, the choice is clear, if wildly divergent from the way Jews vote in the United States: Most are backing the right-wing candidate, José Antonio Kast, who heads into a Dec. 19 ...
MercoPress3y
Chile's first transgender Deputy-elect says LGBT community afraid of Kast
At age 25, she admitted the LGTBI community was afraid of what may happen if far-right candidate José Antonio Kast wins Dec. 19's presidential runoff. According to Schneider, hate crimes would ...